Mixed Communities Initiative

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the Mixed Communities Initiative pilot schemes.

Meg Munn: The Department for Communities and Local Government are committed to tackling poverty and social exclusion in the most deprived areas of the country. Successful mixed communities bring together the economic, social and physical aspects of renewal and development to create sustainable change in communities.
	The Department for Communities and Local Government are working with a number of demonstration projects around the country to test the mixed communities approach. The projects are all at early stages of development and we are working with them to evaluate progress and learn lessons. Where appropriate the approach will be rolled out more widely across other deprived areas.

Correspondence

David Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs why the letter of 2 May 2006 from the hon. Member for Walsall, North, regarding a constituent's suggestion for a generator, was not transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry.

Ian Pearson: holding answer 5 June 2006
	The Letter in question has been transferred to and accepted by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Environmental Liability Directive

Michael Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs why the consultation on the implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive has been delayed.

Ian Pearson: holding answer 5 June 2006
	The Government's intention is to hold two public consultations on the transposition of the Environmental Liability Directive, the first on policy options and the second on draft legislation. It is currently considering the basis for the first of these consultations.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition Cameras

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the automatic number plate recognition translation software used by his Department.

Stephen Ladyman: Three of DfT's Agencies operate automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems: DVLA, VOSA, and Highways Agency.
	DVLA's ANPR cameras are type approved by the Home Office for the detection and prosecution of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) offences. The type approval process involved rigorous testing of both the hardware and software. The ANPR systems also undergo an annual programme of testing and calibration in accordance with Home Office approved procedures to ensure continual accuracy.
	VOSA's ANPR cameras are used to identify non compliant commercial vehicles and operators for stopping or checking, and if necessary to initiate enforcement action. VOSA's ANPR system complies with the ACPO national minimum standards for approval and performance acceptance. During testing the system gave 98 per cent. recognition and identification, which is in line with ACPO guidelines.
	Highways Agency's ANPR cameras are used solely for live traffic information such as journey time information and incident warnings, and for monitoring scheme performance and success, such as changes in traffic patterns and delays. The National Traffic Control Centre (NTCC) only requires a match rate between adjacent cameras of about 10 per cent. to provide accurate traffic information, and the system meets this requirement.

Equal Pay

Vincent Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are undertaken within his Department to ensure that women are obtaining equal pay to men doing work of equal value.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The DTI completed an equal pay review in 2003 for staff for whom they have delegated pay responsibility and put in place an action plan to address any concerns. This was published at http://www.dti.gov.uk/about_dti._documents.html.
	A key action that has been taken is the introduction in 2003-05 of a revised pay system for these staff. This provides transparent pay progression to a target rate within a set period of time subject to performance.
	Cabinet Office is responsible for the pay arrangements for the senior civil service (SCS) and undertook a separate equal pay review in 2002. It has been re-examined each year since as part of the Government's evidence to the SSRB.

Children's Commissioner for England

Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what  (a) the start-up costs are and  (b) first year's budget is for the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England.

Beverley Hughes: We are not able to quantify the start-up costs for the Office of the Children's Commissioner as much of the costs—such as the administrative support for the Children Act 2004, the recruitment costs for the Commissioner himself and initial support for his office—fall under the general administration of the Department for Education and Skills. The first year's (2005-06) budget for the Children's Commissioner was £3 million The Children's Commissioner's Annual Report and accounts for 2005-06 must both be laid before Parliament, these will give more detail on the Commissioner's expenditure.

Contraceptive Pill

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance he has given to schools since 1997 regarding the potential liability of school governors in the event of  (a) a fatality,  (b) stroke and  (c) other adverse reaction to a pupil aged under 16 years as a direct consequence of taking the emergency hormonal contraceptive pill (i) where the drug has been supplied on school premises with the sanction of the governors, (ii) where the drug has been supplied on school premises without the sanction of the governors and (iii) where the drug has been supplied off school premises but as a result of a referral by a school nurse on school premises without the sanction of the governors.

Beverley Hughes: No specific guidance has been issued to schools on this issue. The liability for the actions of health professionals working on school sites rests with the primary care trust (PCT), or NHS trust which employs them. School governors are responsible for ensuring that the school has consulted parents on the nature and scope of any health services available in the school; and ensuring that a protocol exists with the PCT/Trust that makes clear which services will be delivered by PCT/trust staff working on the school site.
	In terms of the individual scenarios described in the question:
	(i) where the drug has been supplied on school premises with the sanction of the governors, the nurse will be personally accountable for their practice, but the employer (PCT/trust) may also be held vicariously responsible for the nurse's actions.
	(ii) where the drug has been supplied on school premises without the sanction of the governors, the nurse will be personally accountable for their practice, but will still have vicarious liability protection with their employer (PCT/trust) if acting with their consent.
	(iii) where the drug has been supplied off school premises but as a result of a referral by a school nurse on school premises, without the sanction of the governors, the nurse will be personally accountable for their practice, but will still have vicarious liability protection with their employer (PCT/trust) if acting with their consent.
	Emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) is a 'prescription-only' medicine, prescribed by GPs, qualified nurse independent prescribers and nurses and pharmacists working under a patient group direction (PGD). A PGD is where a doctor has delegated authority and the supply will therefore always be under medical supervision. The safety profile of EHC for under-16s is considered to be similar to that for older women. Fatalities and strokes are not associated with use of EHC.

Higher Education

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the rate of participation in higher education by 18-year-olds was in each region in England in  (a) 2004-05 and  (b) 2005-06.

Bill Rammell: The current measure of higher education initial participation is the Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (HEIPR), which is used to measure progress against the Government's target of increasing participation towards 50 per cent. of those aged 18 to 30 by 2010. This covers English-domiciled 17 to 30-year-old first time entrants to HE courses, at UK HEIs and English FECs, who remain on their course for at least six months. The figure is expressed as a proportion of the 17 to 30-year-old population of England. The HEIPR cannot be disaggregated by smaller areas. The provisional 2004/05 figure for England is 42 per cent., and the 2005/06 figure will be available in March 2007.
	The latest available figures on participation by region were published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in January in "Young Participation in England", which is available from their website at: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/DUbs/hefce/2005/05_03/. HEFCE has calculated a Young Participation Rate (YPR (A)), which is the proportion of young people in a given area who go on to enter full-time higher education at age 18 or 19. This measure covers the period 1997-2000. This proportion is disaggregated by Government office region, and the figures for England are shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Young participation rate (YPR (A)) 
			  Percentage 
			   Year cohort aged 18 in: 
			   1997/98  1998/99  1999/2000  2000/01 
			 England 29.2 28.8 29.2 29.9 
			  of which: 
			 North East 24.2 23.4 24.0 24.0 
			 North West 27.4 27.5 27.6 28.2 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 25.6 24.6 25.2 25.6 
			 East Midlands 27.7 27.2 27.5 27.9 
			 West Midlands 27.3 27.1 27.7 28.1 
			 East of England 29.2 28.6 28.6 30.1 
			 London 33.1 34.2 35.0 36.4 
			 South East 33.2 32.2 32.7 33.3 
			 South West 30.7 29.1 29.1 30.0 
			  Source:  HEFCE "Young Participation in Higher Education".

Departmental Staff

David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many staff in her Department did not achieve an acceptable mark in their annual report in each of the last three years; and what percentage this represented of the total number of staff in each case.

Patrick McFadden: Under the Department's performance management procedures, unacceptable performance may be addressed at any time of the year. Central records on the number of staff whose performance has been assessed as unsatisfactory are not available for periods before 1 June 2005. Since that date, fourteen staff have been handled under the Department's formal disciplinary procedures for poor performance. This represents less than one per cent, of the total number of staff.

Maldives

Mark Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the EU donation to the Maldives for financing projects for  (a) the reconstruction and development of the tourist industry and  (b) environmental protection and disaster prevention in areas affected by the tsunami.

Gareth Thomas: DFID provided £1.7 million in emergency assistance to the Maldives immediately after the tsunami. Our support was channelled largely through the United Nation Development Programme, the United Nations Environmental Programme and the World Health Organisation and the Red Cross. However we do not maintain a regular programme to the islands and have not provided any subsequent assistance. The Maldives are relatively wealthy and our limited resources are better used in poorer countries where needs are greater. DFID has not therefore undertaken an assessment of the effectiveness and impact of individual European Commission programmes.
	However, DFID does monitor overall recovery in the Maldives, drawing on reports produced by the International Monetary Fund and other development agencies. It is encouraging to note that the fishing and tourist industries, the mainstay of the country's economy, have recovered very strongly following the tsunami. Economic growth is expected to be between 12 per cent. and 13 per cent. in 2006, restoring the pre-tsunami growth trend.
	Government and donors are well aware of the difficult environmental challenges facing the Maldives, including the problem of differential settlement of the substructure of the islands following the tsunami. This issue adds to the complexity and expense of the reconstruction task, but is being taken into account when designing recovery programmes.

Learning Disabilities

Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to improve services for those with a learning disability in the19 plus age range.

Paul Goggins: The inter-departmental 'Transitions Report', was produced by the Department of Education, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Department of Employment and Learning in March 2006, setting out over 20 actions and targets to improve the transition process. Key actions include proposals to provide appropriate age-related placements in adult day care centres and the enhancement of further education and training provision.

Moy Park Group

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what  (a) financial and  (b) other support has been provided to the Moy Park Group for each of its Northern Ireland plants by (i) the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment,(ii) the Department for Employment and Learning and (iii) Invest Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Maria Eagle: Over the past five years financial support of £10,973,752 has been given to Moy Park Group through Invest NL The plants benefiting from the assistance are located in Craigavon, Dungannon, Moira and Lisnaskea. Within the timescale for the response a separate analysis of grant that each plant has drawn down is not possible. Support has been offered through a variety of direct grant programmes: selective financial assistance, Compete research and development, networking, business improvement in addition to marketing assistance.
	The Department for Employment and Learning supports employers who are expanding their workforce or creating new jobs by providing job brokering services and suitable training programmes where appropriate. The Department has a very close working relationship with the Moypark Group, which has a high turnover of staff, and services the majority of its vacancies. One company within the Moy Park Group, Feme Foods, employed one employee under the new deal employment options for which the company received a total of £1,950.

Planning Appeals

Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications from each district council in the province submitted to the Planning Appeals Commission have been  (a) successful and  (b) unsuccessful in each of the last three years.

David Hanson: The Planning Appeals Commission is a tribunal non-departmental public body, and I understand that the chief commissioner has written to the hon. Member in the following terms:
	"I have been asked to provide you with information requested in the above Parliamentary Question and I have attached a table showing the number of planning appeals allowed or dismissed, by district council, during the period 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2006.
	I would be happy to provide any further information you require arising out of this response or to meet with you to discuss the matter if that would be more suitable".
	
		
			   2003-04  2004-05  2005-06 
			  District council  Allowed  Dismissed  Allowed  Dismissed  Allowed  Dismissed 
			 Antrim 7 18 15 23 27 36 
			 Ards 17 12 22 19 19 13 
			 Armagh 1 0 1 6 8 6 
			 Ballymena 2 8 10 15 17 28 
			 Ballymoney 4 1 8 2 5 11 
			 Banbridge 2 4 10 13 7 9 
			 Belfast 19 8 20 19 32 27 
			 Carrickfergus 1 1 3 6 5 2 
			 Castlereagh 5 12 6 9 4 3 
			 Coleraine 16 13 27 12 24 28 
			 Cookstown 3 2 1 1 — 3 
			 Craigavon 4 1 3 10 8 9 
			 Derry 12 5 13 15 17 16 
			 Down 39 12 22 14 6 15 
			 Dungannon 1 5 3 3 0 12 
			 Fermanagh 11 16 6 7 12 15 
			 Larne 3 8 — 8 1 2 
			 Limavady 3 4 5 3 7 12 
			 Lisburn 16 19 19 24 12 15 
			 Magherafelt 15 18 7 20 1 12 
			 Moyle — 2 5 3 6 3 
			 Newry and Mourne 6 11 10 14 14 20 
			 Newtownabbey 1 3 5 7 4 3 
			 North Down 11 4 10 11 14 5 
			 Omagh 1 4 1 8 5 2 
			 Strabane 2 7 4 3 4 12

Public Bodies

Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the former party affiliation is of the serving chair of each public body in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

David Hanson: Those appointed to public bodies in Northern Ireland, including chairpersons, are not required to declare if they are affiliated to a political party. However, they are asked to declare if they have undertaken any significant political activity in the five years prior to the date of their application.
	A list of chairpersons currently serving on public bodies in Northern Ireland, who, at the time of their application, declared that they had undertaken political activity .in the preceding five years, is set out in Table 1.
	Appointments are made solely on merit, political activity is recorded for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in the selection process.
	An overview of the political activity of both applicants and appointees to bodies sponsored by Northern Ireland's eleven government departments can be found in the Public Appointments Annual Report, and similar details in respect of NIO sponsored bodies is included in the NIO Departmental Report. Copies of the latestversions of both these reports are available from the Library of the House and can be found on the internet at: www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/public-appointments and www.nio.gov.uk/niodepartmentalreport2006.pdf, respectively.
	
		
			  Table 1:Current chairs of public bodies who declared political activity at the time of their application 
			  Name  Public body  Party for which political activity was declared 
			 David Aiken Omagh Further Education College DUP 
			 Fionnuala Cook Southern Health and Social Services Board Alliance 
			 Thomas Creighton Northern Health and Social Services Council UUP 
			 Isaac Hanna Newry and Kilkeel Further Education College UUP 
			 Colm Kavanagh Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Alliance 
			 Right hon. Michael Martin MP(1) Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland Labour Party 
			 Tom McGrath Northern Ireland Tourist Board UUP 
			 Monica McWilliams Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Northern Ireland Women's Coalition 
			 Roger Poole Parades Commission for Northern Ireland Labour Party 
			 Jim Rodgers Belfast Education and Library Board UUP 
			 (1)Chair of the Boundary Commission must be the Speaker of the House of Commons

Rapists

Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many convicted rapists in Northern Ireland have committed the same offence after being released.

David Hanson: Statistics from the adult (17 years and older) reconviction dataset indicate that none of the sexual offenders contained in the 2000 and 2001 custody discharge cohorts who were convicted of rape as their principal offence were subsequently reconvicted of the same offence. Reconviction data is not yet available in respect of those convicted after 2001.
	It should be noted that the adult reconviction dataset only counts the first discharge from prison for an individual in that year and is based on the principal offence rule, thus only the most serious offence with which an offender is charged is included.

Sentencing

Patrick Cormack: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of19 April 2006,  Official Report, column 728W, on sentencing (averages), what the average sentence passed for those convicted of offences under  (a) section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and  (b) section 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in Northern Ireland was over the last five years.

Paul Goggins: Table 1 provides the average sentence lengths for those convicted and given immediate custody under section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and section 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
	Figures cover the calendar years 1999 to 2003; data beyond 2003 are not yet available.
	
		
			  Table 1: Average sentence lengths in months 1999-2003 
			   Section 170 Customs and Excise Management Act 1979  Section 5(3) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 
			   Average sentence length (months)  Average sentence length (months) 
			 1999 28 24 
			 2000 8 26 
			 2001 8 26 
			 2002 0 22 
			 2003 30 29

Sentencing

Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to review current guidelines for sentencing handed down to young adults who carry out rapes in the Province.

David Hanson: The Government do not issue guidelines on sentencing for any offence in Northern Ireland. Sentencing is entirely a matter for the independent Courts based on case law and precedent. The role of the Government is to provide the legislative framework within which the Courts operate.
	To that end the Government are planning a public consultation which will review the criminal law in relation to sexual offences. This consultation will, amongother things, propose several new sexual offences and a new definition of the offence of rape. It will also include proposals on the definition of consent and the capacity to consent.

Promotion Boards

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what promotion boards have been held in his Department in each of the last five years.

Peter Hain: The Wales Office does not hold promotion boards.
	Staff are recruited to the Wales office in line with the policy set out at paragraph 5.6 of the departmental annual report 2006 Cm 6835 (also available on our website at www.walesoffice.gov.uk).

Staff Surveys

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many staff surveys have been conducted in his Department in each of the last three years.

Peter Hain: The Wales Office is a small Department and it's staff are entitled to take part in staff surveys conducted by the DCA.
	Further to the DCA staff survey, the Wales Office conducted its own staff survey for the first time earlier this year.

Bankruptcies

Richard Spring: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many people have been declared bankrupt in Suffolk in each year since 1997.

Harriet Harman: A bankruptcy order is made on the petition of the debtor or one of his creditors when the court is satisfied that there is no prospect of the debt being paid. The following table shows the number of bankruptcy orders made at either Bury St. Edmonds or Ipswich county courts since 1998, the earliest year for which statistics are available. Bury St. Edmonds and Ipswich are the only two county courts in Suffolk which deal with insolvency matters.
	Bankruptcy petitions should be presented in the court that deals with the area where the debtor has lived or traded for the longest period in the previous six months. However, the insolvency jurisdictions of particular county courts are not directly comparable with standard geographies such as counties or parliamentary constituencies. For these reasons, figures shown in the table will not be an exact measure of bankruptcies in Suffolk.
	
		
			  Number of bankruptcy orders made at Bury St. Edmunds or Ipswich county courts, 1998-2005 
			   Number of bankruptcy orders made in Bury St. Edmunds county court  Number of bankruptcy orders made in Ipswich county court  Total for Bury St. Edmunds and Ipswich county courts 
			 1998 87 191 278 
			 1999 80 212 292 
			 2000 81 191 272 
			 2001 92 179 271 
			 2002 128 186 314 
			 2003 122 274 396 
			 2004 142 289 431 
			 2005 217 337 554 
			  Source:  Insolvency Service

Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what recent representations she has received about the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [Lords]; and if she will make a statement;
	(2)  if she will make it her policy to remain neutral on the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [Lords]; and if she will make a statement;
	(3)  if she will list the  (a) individuals,  (b) Ministers and  (c) organisations she has consulted whilst developing her current policy towards the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [Lords]; if she will place in the Library responses received by her Department; and if she will make a statement;
	(4)  what  (a) representations she has received from and  (b) discussions her Department has had with the organisation Care Not Killing; and if she will make a statement.

Rosie Winterton: The Assisted Dying for the Terminally III Bill involves issues of conscience and the Government's stance is to remain neutral and to listen to the debate. It is appropriate that Parliament should lead on debates of this nature and allow all shades of opinion to be heard. As with all legislation, the Government's position has been agreed with the legislative programme committee.
	The Department has received around 1,380 letters, emails and postcards about the Bill from the public and organisations since the beginning of March 2006 expressing a range of views and opinions. The petition that the Care Not Killing alliance submitted to the Prime Minister has been passed to the Department and officials have been provided with a list of the alliance's member organisations.

Mental Health

Philip Dunne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mental health patients have been admitted to  (a) Whitcliffe mental health ward in Hospital in Shrewsbury and  (b) the mental health ward at Whitchurch in Shropshire in each month sinceJanuary 2004.

Rosie Winterton: The information requested is not held centrally.

Ministerial Visits (Accommodation)

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discounts are available in relation tohotel accommodation used by  (a) civil servants and  (b) special advisers in her Department.

Ivan Lewis: The Department utilises a Government contract with Expotel for the provision of a hotel room booking service and to achieve best rates.
	In using this service, the Department receives a rebate of 5.4 per cent. of the room rate.
	The current contract expires on 31 May 2006 and will be replaced by an Office of Government commerce framework agreement from which the Department will obtain an increased rebate of 5.84 per cent. of the room rate.

National Health Service Act

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the operation of section 35 of the National Health Service Act 1977; and what recent representations she has received about the operation of this  (a) section and  (b) Act.

Rosie Winterton: The Select Committee on Health concluded in March 2001, following its inquiry into access to national health service dentistry, that the general dental services (GDS) remuneration system was at the heart of the problems facing NHS dentistry and that there was an urgent need to bring dentistry into the mainstream of the NHS. 'NHS Dentistry: Options for Change', published in August 2002, set out proposals to give primary care trusts direct responsibility for commissioning primary dental care services to meet the needs of their local populations and to alter the system of GDS remuneration. The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 provided the legislative framework for implementing these proposals, replacing section 35 of the National Health ServiceAct 1977 with new responsibilities upon primary care trusts to commissioning dental services.

Crime Statistics

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many types of crime have been committed by people on probation in each of the last five years, broken down by type of crime and police authority area.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Information is not routinely collected in the form requested.
	Data on crimes that are categorised as Serious Offences committed by offenders under the supervision of the Probation Service is available for the financial year 2004-05 in Table 5.6 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2004".
	This report is available at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/hosb1705.pdf.

Deportations

David Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he was aware that 288 foreign nationals had been released since March 2005 without being considered for deportation when  (a) he made his offer to resign to the Prime Minister on25 April 2006 and  (b) he was interviewed on Newsnight on 25 April 2006.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 3 May 2006
	This is a matter for my right hon. friend the former Home Secretary.

Drug Abuse

Robert Flello: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding has been allocatedto  (a) Stoke-on-Trent,  (b) Nottingham and  (c) Birmingham in 2005-06 for drug services in the city; and what each figure represents per capita.

Vernon Coaker: Funding is allocated centrally to Drug Action Teams, who provide funding for local services that are appropriate to local needs. In 2005-06, funding streams which contributed to drug services at a local level included the Building Safer Communities Fund; the Drug Interventions Programme main grant; the Drug Strategy Partnership Support Grant; the Pooled Treatment Budget; and the Young People Substance Misuse Partnership Grant. Local partnerships also received funding for specific projects or programmes under the Drug Interventions Programme which were operating in the area, such as additional throughcare and aftercare provision, Restriction on Bail, the Rent Deposit Scheme, or the combined Criminal Justice Integrated Team-Prolific and Priority Offender scheme. Full details of funding for Stoke-on Trent, Nottingham and Birmingham in 2005-06 are provided in the attached document.
	Population figures for Stoke-on Trent, Nottingham and Birmingham are 238,000, 275,000 and 992,000 respectively. The funding allocations for each area on a per capita basis would therefore be £11.74 for Stoke-on Trent, £23.32 for Nottingham and £18.41 for Birmingham.
	
		
			  Stoke on Trent drug action team 
			  £ 
			   Amount 
			 Building Safer Communities 432,838.00 
			 DIP Main Grant 402,776.00 
			 Drug Strategy Partnership Support Grant 70,467.00 
			 Pooled Treatment Budget 1,327,600.00 
			 Young People Substance Misuse Partnership Grant 560,431.00 
			 Total 2,794,112.00 
		
	
	
		
			  Nottingham drug action team 
			  £ 
			   Amount 
			 Building Safer Communities 695,213.00 
			 DIP Main Grant 1,671,552.00 
			 Drug Strategy Partnership Support Grant 71,607.00 
			 Pooled Treatment Budget 2,820,160.00 
			 Restriction of Bail Grant 164,476,00 
			 Young People Substance Misuse Partnership Grant 990,923.00 
			 Total 6,413,931.00 
		
	
	
		
			  Birmingham drug action team 
			  £ 
			   Amount 
			 Building Safer Communities 1,851,968.00 
			 DIP Main Grant 4,773,495,00 
			 Drug Strategy Partnership Support Grant 99,497.00 
			 Pooled Treatment Budget 10,017,000,00 
			 Rent Deposit Scheme 95,000,00 
			 Restriction of Bail Grant 60,000.00 
			 Young People Substance Misuse Partnership Grant 1,362,765.00 
			 Total 18,259,725.00

Operation Reproof

Gary Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the value for money obtained for the working hours expended by Devon and Cornwall constabulary in connection with Operation Reproof; and if he will make a statement.

Tony McNulty: holding answer 5 June 2006
	Your question is about an operational police matter that is the responsibility of the chief officer concerned. Ministers have agreed that parliamentary questions on issues that are solely the responsibility of police forces can be passed to the force concerned so that they can respond to the issues raised. I will pass your question to the chief officer of Devon and Cornwall police so that she can respond to you directly and I will ensure that a copy of her response is placed in the Library.

Parliamentary Questions

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will provide substantive answers to questions 46163 and 46160 tabled by the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent on24 January 2006 for answer on 30 January 2006.

Vernon Coaker: holding answer 28 March 2006
	I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 18 April 2006,  Official Report, column 363W by my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Wythenshawe and Sale, East (Paul Goggins).
	I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the earlier answer and put the matter beyond any doubt. The hon. Member asked what penalties may be imposed on sports bodies for non-compliance with the Private Security Industry Act 2001. Companies that hire security firms whose personnel include unlicensed staff are not committing any offence, since the Act places the onus on the individual and the company that provides security services, not on the customer. Where in-house employees are required to be licensed, the employer and individual are both responsible for ensuring this occurs.

Prison Service

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  if he will make a statement on the policy of HM Prison Service on the transfer of  (a) senior operational managers and  (b) staff who are subject to investigation processes to other establishments and units;
	(2)  how many senior operational managers in HM Prison Service have been transferred to other establishments and units whilst under investigation in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement;

Gerry Sutcliffe: All senior operational managers are mobile staff and under the terms of their employment are liable to be transferred to any Civil Service post, in the UK or abroad.
	It is not Prison Service policy to routinely transfer members of staff who are subject to investigation, though in some cases it is not appropriate for a member of staff to remain at their usual place of work while an investigation into serious misconduct takes place. In such cases, a decision is first made as to whether detached duty to another location is appropriate before considering the suspension of a member of staff.
	If the member of staff under investigation is a mobile grade they can be transferred to any Civil Service post on a period of detached duty. If the member of staff under investigation is non-mobile they can be placed on detached duty to a post within reasonable daily travelling distance of their home.
	The number of senior operational managers transferred in these circumstances, comprehensive information is not collated centrally in the format requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Prison Service

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement onthe results of the most recent staff survey carried out in the Prison Service.

Gerry Sutcliffe: 71 per cent. of staff who responded to the 2005 Prison Service staff survey were satisfied with their job and 66 per cent. were proud to work for the Prison Service. Respondents were also positive about a range of aspects associated with working in prisons, line management, relationships with other staff and with prisoners, and training/development. They were least satisfied with the senior management teams, communication and facilities. The results have been discussed by the Prison Service Management Board and disseminated internally. Local plans are being drawn up to take follow-up action.

Prisons

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which prisons fingerprint prisoners on entry; and if he will make a statement.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Policy on the taking of fingerprints is set out in the National Security Framework. Every prisoner convicted of a criminal offence, except those committed for the non-payment of a fine, should be fingerprinted upon first reception. Persons held under the Immigration Act 1971 must have their fingerprints taken if required for the confirming their identity.
	Fingerprinting will be undertaken normally at core local prisons which are: Altcourse, Bedford, Belmarsh, Birmingham, Blakenhurst, Bristol, Brixton, Brockhill, Bronzefield, Bullingdon, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Doncaster, Dorchester, Durham, Eastwood Park, Elmley, Exeter, Forrest Bank, Gloucester, Holloway, Holme House, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Lewes, Lincoln, Liverpool, Low Newton, Manchester, New Hall, Norwich, Nottingham, Pare, Pentonville, Peterborough, Preston, Shrewsbury, Styal, Swansea, Wandsworth, Winchester, Woodhill, Wormwood Scrubs.

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Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the current state of industrial relations at HM Prison Wandsworth; and if he will make a statement.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Responsibility for the management of industrial relations is the concern for the director general of the Prison Service and the Wandsworth prisoner Governor. I have not made any assessment of the current state of industrial relations at Wandsworth. However, I am advised that there have been a number of industrial relations issues which have or are being addressed through the internal industrial relations disputes mechanism.

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Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the implementation of the new work profile at HM Prison Wandsworth; what assessment of staff opinion has been conducted; and what his response is to the consultation.

Gerry Sutcliffe: A joint Prison Officers' Association (POA)/management working group has produced the new profiles. The process involved wide ranging discussion with all grades of staff involved withthe changes. Following acceptance of the profiles by the governor and the verbal endorsement of them by the local POA committee chair, a workplace ballot of POA members has taken place. This ballot has resulted in the profiles being rejected. The governor is taking the matter forward using the Joint Industrial Relations Procedural Agreement process.

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David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many escapes there were from Leyhill Open Prison in each quarter from 1990 to 1998; what original offences were committed by each person who escaped; and if he will make a statement.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Data on absconds is not available before 1997. Details of the original offences committed by absconders from Leyhill open prison is only available for 1998 in the period asked for. The details are provided in the following table.
	
		
			  Original offences committed by absconders from Leyhill prison in 1998 
			  1998  Original offence  Number 
			 January-March RobberyGrievous bodily harm 21 
			 April-June BurglaryRobberyMurderTaking and driving awayHandling stolen goods 31111 
			 July-September Grievous bodily harmTheftArsonRapeHandling stolen goodsSec40 211111 
			 October-December BurglaryMurderRobberyGrievous bodily harmHandling stolen goods 22111 
			 Total  24